Fans of early indie, pre-millennium emo and alternative rock styles will find much to love in the music of Winter Darks.

Darks writes music about confidence, being oneself, and encouraging creativity. She also sings about “getting back on track after rough times” and “doing what you feel is right for you – not what others think you should.”

Foremost, however, Winter Darks works with the evocative nature of sound.

“I've always loved the way music creates a chemical reaction inside,” she writes. “Not just familiar songs that can be added to a playlist to go along with a mood or vibe, but a song you're hearing for the first time can instantly get your full attention. It doesn't matter what genre or how old or new the song is – if it makes you feel something, that's awesome.”

Winter Darks collaborated with a number of musicians before settling on her current setup as a solo artist. As her stage moniker hints, Darks began in music under bleak circumstances. Asked to describe her start as an artist, she writes, “Isolation + trauma + desperation.” However, she also reveals that creativity in music comes naturally to her: “I started writing melodies and ideas the day I picked up a guitar.”

Winter Darks writes, records and performs in the American Northwest. Her “Any Place All the Time” full-length record is available from over 600 quality digital music stores online worldwide now. Get in early.